France said on Thursday it would keep 80 military personnel in Ivory Coast largely for training purposes, as it handed over control of a military base in the commercial capital amid a scaling back of ...

At its peak, about 1,000 French soldiers were stationed at the base to combat jihadist threats across the region. Despite the ...

Claude Guéant claims the €500,000 in question was raised through the sale of two paintings yet prosecutors found evidence that the works were sold by Christie’s in 1990 for less than €20,000 ...

Ukraine's soils hold some five percent of the world's mineral resources, which is what US President Donald Trump is anxious to secure, but not all of them are yet exploited -- or maybe even ...

France has said it would retain 80 military personnel in Côte d'Ivoire as it hands over control of a military base in the ...

Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the interim leader of Burkina Faso, rose to power in September 2022 after leading a coup against ...

Unlike Russia, the US has never stopped meddling in Libya's affairs after it oversaw the country's destruction in 2011.

The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Friday. GLOBAL MARKETS Asian shares rose on Friday ...

Opinion - The Africa Union, AU, 38th Summit from February 15-16, 2025 promised to be challenging as the body had to elect a new Chairperson for the African Union Commission, AUC, which is its engine ...

The pledge of over US$50 billion led by AfDB underscores the need for sustainable solutions that do not exacerbate the continent's climate footprint. Renewable investment projects aim to deliver power ...

Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led ...